That is the result of a 2018 state statute that gave the University of Missouri system what Hough would call “veto authority” over these degrees being offered at other universities. “All it ...

Missouri’s other public universities can partner with the University of Missouri to offer degree programs. “Missouri has the most restrictive statute in the nation when it comes to the issuance of ...

A Missouri Senate committee approved legislation that would remove the University of Missouri System’s exclusive rights to certain degree programs. State law currently bars other public colleges ...

Following work by local legislatures from the Springfield area, Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to sign House Bill 419 and Senate Bill 160 into law. This will allow Missouri State University to ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri's flagship campus is reviewing 75 degree programs for possible elimination or consolidation as the state seeks costs savings. The state Department of ...

A Missouri House committee advanced an amended Senate bill Monday that would end the University of Missouri’s exclusive permission to grant doctoral degrees. The new provision is tacked onto Senate ...

As it currently stands, the University of Missouri is the only public university able to offer research doctorates and certain professional degrees. State Sen. Lincoln Hough wants to change that.

Attorney Tom Strong wrote a book about how a group of MSU supporters helped change state law to permit the offering of key ...

“Missouri State University is grateful to the members of the Missouri General Assembly for approving HB 419 and SB 160,” said MSU President Richard "Biff" Williams, in a news release. “If ...